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On this historic day, at this pivotal moment for our nation, can we afford not to speculate endlessly on what the new First Lady will wear to the Inaugural Ball?

So how about that Michelle Obama, hmm? Everybody knows that she is a fancy Ivy League-educated lawyer who would probably make an equally good president as her husband. But one little-known and seldom discussed fact is that Mrs. Obama is a very snappy dresser who will probably wear something completely awesome to the Inaugural Ball tonight.

She started off the day with a bang, wearing some crazy brocade deal in a tricky shade of yellow that would make most mortal women look queasy, or dead. How will she top that outfit tonight? Speculation has run rampant for weeks.

Tomorrow morning, the world will wake up and breathe a sigh of relief, not because a new American president was sworn in, but because they will finally know what Michelle Obama wore to the inaugural ball.